diff --git a/data/color-schemes/BlackOnLightYellow.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/BlackOnLightYellow.colorscheme
index 29419e2a..338fa335 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/BlackOnLightYellow.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/BlackOnLightYellow.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=255,255,221
-Transparent=true
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=255,255,221
-Transparent=true
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/BlackOnRandomLight.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/BlackOnRandomLight.colorscheme
index d00b1dcf..8184e29c 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/BlackOnRandomLight.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/BlackOnRandomLight.colorscheme
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 [Background]
 Color=247,247,214
-Transparent=true
 MaxRandomHue=340
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=255,255,221
-Transparent=true
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/BlackOnWhite.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/BlackOnWhite.colorscheme
index f6ea6c41..be9ba2f1 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/BlackOnWhite.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/BlackOnWhite.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=255,255,255
-Transparent=true
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=255,255,255
-Transparent=true
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/BlueOnBlack.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/BlueOnBlack.colorscheme
index e24ee8c8..f72da32d 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/BlueOnBlack.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/BlueOnBlack.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=false
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=false
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/DarkPastels.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/DarkPastels.colorscheme
index 83c200ee..110f72bc 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/DarkPastels.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/DarkPastels.colorscheme
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 [Background]
 Color=44,44,44
-Transparent=false
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Bold=true
 Color=44,44,44
-Transparent=false
 
 [Color0]
 Color=63,63,63
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/GreenOnBlack.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/GreenOnBlack.colorscheme
index 2e97917b..df0f3b30 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/GreenOnBlack.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/GreenOnBlack.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=false
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=false
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/RedOnBlack.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/RedOnBlack.colorscheme
index bc197956..207f892d 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/RedOnBlack.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/RedOnBlack.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=false
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=false
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/Solarized.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/Solarized.colorscheme
index e66762e1..0a379cf0 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/Solarized.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/Solarized.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=0,43,54
-Transparent=false
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=104,104,104
-Transparent=false
 
 [Color0]
 Color=203,75,22
diff --git a/data/color-schemes/WhiteOnBlack.colorscheme b/data/color-schemes/WhiteOnBlack.colorscheme
index 2053b9f1..7307c5d4 100644
--- a/data/color-schemes/WhiteOnBlack.colorscheme
+++ b/data/color-schemes/WhiteOnBlack.colorscheme
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [Background]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=true
 
 [BackgroundIntense]
 Color=0,0,0
-Transparent=true
 
 [Color0]
 Color=0,0,0
diff --git a/src/Character.h b/src/Character.h
index a9606fb1..27ab0f0d 100644
--- a/src/Character.h
+++ b/src/Character.h
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ public:
      */
     bool isRealCharacter;
 
-    /**
-     * Returns true if this character has a transparent background when
-     * it is drawn with the specified @p palette.
-     */
-    bool   isTransparent(const ColorEntry* palette) const;
     /**
      * Returns true if this character should always be drawn in bold when
      * it is drawn with the specified @p palette, independent of whether
@@ -175,14 +170,6 @@ inline bool operator != (const Character& a, const Character& b)
     return !operator==(a, b);
 }
 
-inline bool Character::isTransparent(const ColorEntry* base) const
-{
-    return ((backgroundColor._colorSpace == COLOR_SPACE_DEFAULT) &&
-            base[backgroundColor._u + 0 + (backgroundColor._v ? BASE_COLORS : 0)].transparent)
-           || ((backgroundColor._colorSpace == COLOR_SPACE_SYSTEM) &&
-               base[backgroundColor._u + 2 + (backgroundColor._v ? BASE_COLORS : 0)].transparent);
-}
-
 inline bool Character::equalsFormat(const Character& other) const
 {
     return
diff --git a/src/CharacterColor.h b/src/CharacterColor.h
index 27878f33..032620cc 100644
--- a/src/CharacterColor.h
+++ b/src/CharacterColor.h
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ namespace Konsole
  *
  * Each entry can be set as bold, in which case any text
  * drawn using the color should be drawn in bold.
- *
- * Each entry can also be transparent, in which case the terminal
- * display should avoid drawing the background for any characters
- * using the entry as a background.
  */
 class ColorEntry
 {
@@ -64,35 +60,28 @@ public:
      * Constructs a new color palette entry.
      *
      * @param c The color value for this entry.
-     * @param tr Specifies that the color should be transparent when used as a background color.
      * @param weight Specifies the font weight to use when drawing text with this color.
      */
-    ColorEntry(QColor c, bool tr, FontWeight weight = UseCurrentFormat)
-        : color(c), transparent(tr), fontWeight(weight) {}
+    ColorEntry(QColor c,  FontWeight weight = UseCurrentFormat)
+        : color(c), fontWeight(weight) {}
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new color palette entry with an undefined color, and
-     * with the transparent and bold flags set to false.
+     * with the bold flags set to false.
      */
-    ColorEntry() : transparent(false), fontWeight(UseCurrentFormat) {}
+    ColorEntry() : fontWeight(UseCurrentFormat) {}
 
     /**
-     * Sets the color, transparency and boldness of this color to those of @p rhs.
+     * Sets the color and boldness of this color to those of @p rhs.
      */
     void operator=(const ColorEntry& rhs) {
         color = rhs.color;
-        transparent = rhs.transparent;
         fontWeight = rhs.fontWeight;
     }
 
     /** The color value of this entry for display. */
     QColor color;
 
-    /**
-     * If true character backgrounds using this color should be transparent.
-     * This is not applicable when the color is used to render text.
-     */
-    bool   transparent;
     /**
      * Specifies the font weight to use when drawing text with this color.
      * This is not applicable when the color is used to draw a character's background.
diff --git a/src/ColorScheme.cpp b/src/ColorScheme.cpp
index 1acb4d46..493b1230 100644
--- a/src/ColorScheme.cpp
+++ b/src/ColorScheme.cpp
@@ -44,27 +44,27 @@ using namespace Konsole;
 // It contains the 8 ansiterm/xterm colors in 2 intensities.
 const ColorEntry ColorScheme::defaultTable[TABLE_COLORS] =
 {
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00), 0), // Dfore
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), 1), // Dback
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00), 0), // Black
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0x18, 0x18), 0), // Red
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x18, 0xB2, 0x18), 0), // Green
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0x68, 0x18), 0), // Yellow
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x18, 0x18, 0xB2), 0), // Blue
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0x18, 0xB2), 0), // Magenta
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x18, 0xB2, 0xB2), 0), // Cyan
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0xB2, 0xB2), 0), // White
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00)), // Dfore
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)), // Dback
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00)), // Black
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0x18, 0x18)), // Red
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x18, 0xB2, 0x18)), // Green
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0x68, 0x18)), // Yellow
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x18, 0x18, 0xB2)), // Blue
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0x18, 0xB2)), // Magenta
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x18, 0xB2, 0xB2)), // Cyan
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xB2, 0xB2, 0xB2)), // White
     // intensive versions
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), 1),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x68, 0x68, 0x68), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0x54, 0x54), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x54, 0xFF, 0x54), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x54), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x54, 0x54, 0xFF), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0x54, 0xFF), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0x54, 0xFF, 0xFF), 0),
-    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF), 0)
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x68, 0x68, 0x68)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0x54, 0x54)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x54, 0xFF, 0x54)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x54)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x54, 0x54, 0xFF)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0x54, 0xFF)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0x54, 0xFF, 0xFF)),
+    ColorEntry(QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF))
 };
 
 const char* const ColorScheme::colorNames[TABLE_COLORS] = {
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ void ColorScheme::readColorEntry(const KConfig& config , int index)
     ColorEntry entry;
 
     entry.color = configGroup.readEntry("Color", QColor());
-    entry.transparent = configGroup.readEntry("Transparent", false);
 
     // Deprecated key from KDE 4.0 which set 'Bold' to true to force
     // a color to be bold or false to use the current format
@@ -351,7 +350,9 @@ void ColorScheme::writeColorEntry(KConfig& config , int index) const
     const ColorEntry& entry = colorTable()[index];
 
     configGroup.writeEntry("Color", entry.color);
-    configGroup.writeEntry("Transparent", (bool)entry.transparent);
+    if ( configGroup.hasKey("Transparent") ) {
+        configGroup.deleteEntry("Transparent");
+    }
     if (entry.fontWeight != ColorEntry::UseCurrentFormat) {
         configGroup.writeEntry("Bold", entry.fontWeight == ColorEntry::Bold);
     }
diff --git a/src/ColorSchemeManager.cpp b/src/ColorSchemeManager.cpp
index acc0be58..6463380d 100644
--- a/src/ColorSchemeManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ColorSchemeManager.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ bool KDE3ColorSchemeReader::readColorLine(const QString& line, ColorScheme* sche
 
     ColorEntry entry;
     entry.color = QColor(red, green, blue);
-    entry.transparent = (transparent != 0);
     entry.fontWeight = (bold != 0) ? ColorEntry::Bold : ColorEntry::UseCurrentFormat;
 
     scheme->setColorTableEntry(index, entry);
diff --git a/src/TerminalCharacterDecoder.cpp b/src/TerminalCharacterDecoder.cpp
index bec612d1..550ce29b 100644
--- a/src/TerminalCharacterDecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalCharacterDecoder.cpp
@@ -210,9 +210,7 @@ void HTMLDecoder::decodeLine(const Character* const characters, int count, LineP
             if (_colorTable) {
                 style.append(QString("color:%1;").arg(_lastForeColor.color(_colorTable).name()));
 
-                if (!characters[i].isTransparent(_colorTable)) {
-                    style.append(QString("background-color:%1;").arg(_lastBackColor.color(_colorTable).name()));
-                }
+                style.append(QString("background-color:%1;").arg(_lastBackColor.color(_colorTable).name()));
             }
 
             //open the span with the current style